akt

🌈 Donate to akt this Pride and give LGBTQ+ youth somewhere #safetobe. 🌈💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 The UK still isn’t safe for LGBTQ+ youth. 1 in 4 face violence and abuse at home before reaching out to us. Many are rejected from mainstream services before coming to akt for help. akt is the only national charity specialising in LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. We urgently need your support to meet the growing demand for our life-saving services. In London alone, our team is at capacity for almost half the year, leaving hundreds of young people without access to crucial support. Our expert caseworkers provide safe accommodation, education, training, healthcare, and more. A £100 donation today could provide 8 hours of specialist 1-1 support. 🌟 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜Please give today and help us find homes for LGBTQ+ youth where they are #safetobe. 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gC2VxV9a

🌈 If akt didn’t exist, there would be many more young people too scared to come out, too scared to be their authentic selves, or living on the streets or somewhere hostile or unsafe. At akt, we believe no one should have to choose between a safe home and being who they are. Without your unwavering support over the last 35 years, we wouldn’t have been able to support over 50,000 LGBTQ+ young people and provide more than 250,000 nights off the street. You have made this possible, and together we can end LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. 🌈💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 We help young people in many different ways, and provide pathways into safe and secure accommodation, to ensure that young LGBTQ+ people can thrive: • Emergency housing and support • Finding safe and secure long term homes • Financial support (deposit and rent) • Independent living costs • Support with accessing benefits • Access to mental health support • Long term 1 to 1 case work • Self-advocacy • Support finding your community • Live chat and digital resources Please donate what you can today. Thank you! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyKwzyrn

akt at Pride in London 2024. A very special and overwhelmingly joyful day for us all. But also noting that Pride began as a protest so wanting to strike the right balance of joy, being proud and outrage for more inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community. It was such an important day for us to be marching and all we stand for. LGBTQ+ youth still don't have safe homes, and we will continue to to fight to end LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. But let me bring it back now to the joyful part. Look at all the happy, gorgeous faces in these photos - colleagues, volunteers, corporate partners all coming together for akt. Thank you for your unwavering support: Blackstone, CityFibre, ESTELLA BARTLETT, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Morrisons, PHO Café, Pret A Manger, Vitesse PSP Limited and Marks and Spencer. You made a great day even better by empowering each other and raising awareness of the work that akt does. And thank you to Mark Kiley, and Dee Whitnell for marching with us, and James Klug, our photographer, for taking amazing photos of the day!

🏆 🏆 Tonight distillery picked up best purpose campaign & the freedom award for agility at the Alliance of Independent Agencies awards for the Queer Joy campaign!!! 🎉 🏳️🌈 A huge thank you to the team from YouTube - Daniel Peach & Tomas Panek and the Incredible team at distillery, Lucy Rennie, Adam Kirby, Rebecca Groves!! Our partners, Brand Advance & the British LGBT Awards. You can see the full project at QueerJoy.Org

🎉 From everyone at akt, THANK YOU! 🎉 The amazing Henry Holland and Aimee Phillips helped raise over £7000 for akt to help our mission of ending youth homelessness. 🙌💜 The money raised will go towards providing essential support, safe housing, and a brighter future for LGBTQ+ youth in need. 🏡✨ SWIPE to see some fantastic pics of the day! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to make this event a success, including the wonderful Jean Paul GAULTIER and The London EDITION teams! Join us in celebrating this amazing achievement, and let’s continue to make a difference together! 🌟 #endyouthhomelessness #charity #fundraising #aktcharity #lgbtq #makeadifference

A very important read by LandAid that highlights the hardships our young people face 👇

What a journey this has been... We're excited to share the final mashup interview from our 📍🏳️🌈 Pride In Place 📍🏳️🌈 series, featuring the incredible stories of three talented UK-based LGBTQ+ creators. Thank you to Brian Ó'Muirí, Matthew Mackinnon and Ryan Payne, and Shazmeena A. for sharing your journeys, challenges, and triumphs with such authenticity and grace. 🫶🏻 Pride is about celebrating our identities, raising awareness, and driving change. By using our platforms to highlight these voices, we hope to foster a more inclusive and accepting society. We are also proud to support akt, a charity dedicated to helping young LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness or hostile environments. Learn more about their vital work and how you can contribute here: https://loom.ly/dNM6Dwc Together, let's continue to celebrate, support, and make a difference. 🌟 #PrideInPlace #PrideMonth #LGBTQ+ #Inclusion #Diversity #AKTCharity #SupportLGBTQYouth #Pride2024

🌈  At akt, we are proud to have partnered with Crosstown! 🍩 Crosstown have come together with baker and winner of The Great British Bake off, John Whaite, to create a Passionfruit and Coconut Rainbow Scroll for pride month. For every Rainbow Scroll sold, crosstown will donate 50p to our charity, allowing us to continue our work to support LGBTQ+ young people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness.     You can find the Rainbow Scrolls in all stores and they’re available for delivery.    Our thanks goes out to Crosstown and John Whaite for supporting out charity! 🔗 This pride, you could help us save a LGBTQ+ young person’s life. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eMzqYMCF 

📣 Volunteer role available 📣   Are you based in Bristol or Newcastle and want to help make a meaningful difference to the lives of #LGBTQ+ young people who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness?   🌈 We are looking for community outreach volunteers to help us spread the word about our charity far and wide.   Deadline: Friday 19th of July   🔗Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eaHi_JPj